Interior of the Great Chaitya Hall at Karle
Photograph
1868-9 (photographed)
1868-9 (photographed)
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The Great Chaitya Hall at Karle is dated to around AD 120 and is one of the largest and most elaborate halls of worship to be excavated from rock in India. Lyon’s dramatic photograph highlights the rows of pillars with their ornate capitals as they lead to the central stupa, which is a symbol of the Buddha. Lyon took over a hundred photographs of the monuments of western India for the government.
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| Title | Interior of the Great Chaitya Hall at Karle (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph of the interior of the Great Chaitya Hall at Karle, Maharashtra, India by David Edmund Lyon, albumen print, 1868-9 |
| Physical description | This photograph is of the interior of the chaitya cave at Karle. It highlights the rows of pillars with their ornate capitals as they lead to the stupa in the centre of the hall of worship. |
| Gallery label | nterior of the Great Chaitya Hall at Karle
Maharashtra, about AD 120
By David Edmund Lyon (1825–91)
This is one of the largest and most elaborate halls of worship to be excavated from rock in India. Lyon’s dramatic photograph highlights the rows of pillars with their ornate capitals as they lead to the central stupa (a symbol of the Buddha). Lyon took over a hundred photographs of the monuments of western India for the government. [59 words]
Albumen print, 1868–9
Museum no. IS.29-2008 |
| Object history | Historical significance: The Great Chaitya Hall at Karle is one of the largest and most elaborate halls of worship to be excavated from rock in India. |
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| Summary | The Great Chaitya Hall at Karle is dated to around AD 120 and is one of the largest and most elaborate halls of worship to be excavated from rock in India. Lyon’s dramatic photograph highlights the rows of pillars with their ornate capitals as they lead to the central stupa, which is a symbol of the Buddha. Lyon took over a hundred photographs of the monuments of western India for the government. |
| Other number | 534 - Negative number |
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| Accession number | IS.29-2008 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2008 |
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